Q&A
Evaluation of CBO linguist qualifications and training
2:13:30
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105 sec
Council Member Avilés inquires about how MOIA evaluates CBO capacity for training linguists, especially for organizations offering numerous languages. Young Kwon explains the assessment process for linguist qualifications and training.
- Focus on both citywide language needs and emerging language requirements
- Evaluation of CBO methods for selecting interpreters and translators
- Assessment of linguist qualifications, including previous experience and education level
- Consideration of CBO processes for hiring and training linguists to meet industry standards
Alexa Avilés
2:13:30
So the so in terms of, like, I I guess, would just take tray capacity for training linguists.
2:13:40
So when an organization lists 20 languages, you're you're assessing whether they actually have capacity in house to be able to to manage each of those 20 languages?
2:13:53
Are you prioritizing the 10 city wide?
2:13:56
How are how are you kind of assessing that?
Young Kwon
2:13:59
Yeah.
2:14:00
For the selected CBOs, the language we did look at the languages because we are interested in some of the the emerging language needs.
2:14:09
Yeah.
2:14:09
However, that wasn't our We we did want to focus on the language industry standards as well.
2:14:18
So for example, for a refugee translation project, they had a way of selecting their interpreters and translators.
2:14:27
They made sure that they're hiring a linguist who had previous experience as linguist and education level that that that requires that form of work.
2:14:41
So we thought that was kind of on par with the the standard that we were looking for.
Alexa Avilés
2:14:49
Got it.
2:14:49
That's very helpful.
2:14:50
In terms of You want.
Young Kwon
2:15:03
Yeah.
Alexa Avilés
2:15:11
Okay.
2:15:13
We're gonna we're gonna switch and skip a little.
